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1. The University of Florida is the largest public research university in the United States, with a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students and an annual budget exceeding $2 billion.

2. The University of Florida has a long history as one of the nation's leading centers for higher education, with its first faculty members arriving here from Europe in 1841. Today, UF is home to more than 1,200 programs in nearly every field of study.

3. The university's main campus is located in beautiful "Gator Nation," the 11,000-acre (4,060-hectare) campus is made up of more than 300 buildings and houses nearly 100,000 volumes.

4. The university has a sizable medical school which has made a name for itself through research. Its teaching hospital, the University of Florida Health System, is the seventh largest non-military hospital in the nation.

5. The university's College of Medicine is one of the nation's leading producers of medical graduates, yet many choose to practice elsewhere; in 2013, more than 4,000 of the college's graduates (nearly a third of all its graduates that year) chose to practice in other states.

6. The college has a strong presence in oncology, with notable cancer researchers; many are affiliated with the Larner Lorry Cancer Center and the Frank H. Humphrey Center for Genomic Medicine.

7. The university has a strong program in marine biology, thanks to the presence of the Florida Museum of Natural History, which houses one of the world's most extensive paleontological collections.

8. The university's College of Journalism and Communications has been producing award-winning journalists for more than a century. Its School of Journalism is particularly well regarded, and currently boasts 28 Pulitzer Prizes (more than any other U.S. university) and 31 National Press Club medals.

9. The university's College of Music has more than 100 music faculty members and hosts more than 1 million visitors each year. Notable musical works that were created at the university include the Jupiter movement, written by Henry Mancini while he was a professor here; and the "Fantastic Voyage" series, a film series in which a team of medical researchers transforms ordinary people into superheroes to fight disease.

10. The university is the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state of Florida. It is the official state university for the U.S. state of Florida and is the primary constituent university of the Florida State University System, a United States Department of Education Regional University System. The university is categorized as "Doctoral/Research Universities (SGR) - Very High Research Activity" by the Carnegie Foundation.

11. The University of Florida is ranked as the 30th best university in the world by Times Higher Education (THE). and ranks in the top 100 of National Universities (the United States' version of "Colleges of Excellence" set up under the Higher Education Evaluation Reform Act of 1992).

12. The university has a "%" system, which means that it is officially 11.1% urban (or "Urban" according to U.S. federal government's Clements category).

13. The university's student population is 88% white, 4.6% Hispanically/Latino, 2.8% African American, 1.8% Asian (largely Filipino, Indian, and Chinese), 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.9% of other races (including a growing Arab population). 2.1% of students identify themselves as belonging to a minority group (defined either by race or ethnicity).

14. There is a growing effort to change the university's demographics. The university has been accused of ignoring the needs of a diverse student body in favor of keeping a "traditional student-body makeup" thus hurting recruiting efforts. Despite this criticism, the university has been making efforts to promote greater diversity.

15. There are 31,000 students enrolled at the university.

16. 77.2% of students are married and 26.8% are not. The average age of a university student is 26.3 and the average age of a non-university student is 54.7.

17. Of university students, 48.8% identify themselves as Republicans, 40.3% as Democrats, 7.3% as Libertarians, and 2.4% as members of minor parties.

18. There are six student housing complexes on university property: Apalachee, City Center, Coaches, DIX, Everglades Apartments, and Hastings Complex.

19. Of all undergraduates, 33.3% live on campus, 67.7% live at one of six university-owned student housing complexes, and 0.7% live off campus.

20. The average incoming freshman class has had $8,599 in their bank accounts after moving to university housing.

21. The typical student spends $1,200 a month on food alone.

22. There are 51 different types of fruit and vegetable available for purchase on university dining facilities.

23. The most popular car model owned by students is the Toyota Corolla.

24. There are 1,500 student organizations available to students at the university.

25. There are six "schools" at the university: Arts and Letters, Business, Education, Engineering, Natural Science, and Nursing.

26. The university has a chapter of the "Intercollegiate Broadcasting System" (IBS).

27. The university has a chapter of the "National Junior Honors Society".

28. There are three fraternities on campus: Delta Chi, Lambda Chi, and Phi Delta Theta.

29. There are two sororities on campus: Kappa Delta and Phi Mu.

30. The university has 19 "camps" for incoming students: adventure, sailing, soccer, chess, basketball, debate, cheerleading, tennis, band, graphic design, theater, robotics, and film.

31. There are two "majors" offered at the university: Mass Communication and Hotel and Restaurant Management.

32. The average ACT score for incoming freshmen is 24.8, and the typical high school GPA is 3.47.

33. 50% of students received financial aid from the university.

34. There are over 50 student organizations that are not recognized by the University that exist on campus.

35. The university averages more than 1,000 drug busts a year.

36. There are at least 1,000 "active" students at the university who are not in class at any given time.

37. There are at least 100 people that go "undercover" as students at the university.

38. At half past midnight on a good night, the bar "U2" is crowded.

39. The "after hours club" is known as "The Mill".

40. The university has a dedicated police department, which has jurisdiction over the entire campus.

41. The "drug of choice" at the university is Alcohol.

42. There are two "fraternities" that do not have houses: Alpha Gamma Delta and Zeta Psi.

43. The university has a "dry campus," meaning that alcohol cannot be brought on campus, though it can easily be purchased and consumed off campus.

44. In the Fall of 2011, there was a large-scale drugs-and-guns investigation on campus. More than 100 people were arrested.

45. The university allows concealed weapons on campus.

46. The university has a "bicycle patrol" that helps deter crime.

47. The university has a "handyman" network that helps students with home repair and remodeling.

48. There are "campuses" for the main academic schools: Agriculture, Arts and Letters, Business, Education, Engineering, Natural Science, Nursing, and Veterinary Medicine.


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